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Osama

UK/əʊˈsɑːmə/US/oʊˈsɑmə/

Osama proper noun: a male given name from Arabic.

Proper noun

Osama

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
    • During the hunt for Osama bin Laden in 2011, CIA operatives in Pakistan posed as aid workers and even faked an immunization campaign. To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do.2016 August 17, Jeremy Courtney, “Three arguments against covert Christian ‘spycraft’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2017

Forms of Osama

alternative formUsama

Origin of Osama

Borrowed from Arabic أُسَامَة (ʔusāma).

Words that rhyme with Osama

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Questions about Osama

What does Osama mean?
Osama means a male given name from Arabic.
What part of speech is Osama?
Osama is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Osama?
Osama is pronounced /əʊˈsɑːmə/ (UK).

Words near Osama in the dictionary

  1. Osakan
  2. Osakans
  3. osakate
  4. osalmid
  5. Osam
  6. Osama
  7. Osamu
  8. osanetant
  9. OSAP
  10. osar
  11. osari

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